Tuesday, May 30, 2017

100 years ago on May 26, 1917 a tornado stuck where I was born, Charleston IL

it hit the town next to it first and resulted in over 100 deaths.

As part of the Coles County Genealogical Society we researched the day, it was so fascinating, we ended up having a Memorial Service, 2 of our members put a booklet together with all the names, pictures of their tombstones, obituary and brief bio.

My GGGrandmothers first cousin and wife were killed.

The stories are heartwrenching

I sorted through my Grandmother and Great Grandmother letters, and sure enough I found a letter my GGrandmother wrote to my Grandmother in nursing school describing the event.

A documentary was made, they asked me to read my GGrandmothers descriptive letter.

My surprise when we went to the showing, the first voice you hear on the documentary is mine.

About Me

Enjoying the simple things in life. Watching the hummingbird, finding a new cousin while working on my genealogy, cutting my roses, finding a new treasure at a antique store....NOW that is excitment to me!
I have a 2 story Victorian with a wrap around porch, where my husband and I live with our dog Greta and cat Boots. I had to, it had a pink door the color of my Maternal Grandmothers house and pocket doors like my Paternal Grandparents house! In 2009 I bought my Paternal Grandparents home 2 hours away, in the town where I was born, we call it 1515. It was meant to bring my cousins and I together more often but it has been much more than that.
Oh it is a sentimental life!